Telfair Academy
The Telfair Academy is a historic mansion at 121 Barnard Street in Savannah, Georgia. It was designed by William Jay and built in 1818, and is one of a small number of Jay's surviving works.Photo: Bubba73, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Opening hours:
Thursday—Tuesday: 10:00 AM—5:00 PM
Wednesday: closed - Type: Museum
- Description: historic mansion in Savannah, Georgia, United States
- Also known as: “Telfair Academy of Arts and Sciences”
- Address: 121 Barnard Street, GA
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Tomochichi Federal Building and United States Court House and Chatham County Courthouse (Georgia).
Tomochichi Federal Building and United States Court House
Courthouse
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The Tomochichi Federal Building and United States Court House is a court house of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Georgia located in Savannah, Georgia. Tomochichi Federal Building and United States Court House is situated 730 feet southeast of Telfair Academy.
Chatham County Courthouse (Georgia)
Courthouse
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Chatham County Courthouse (Georgia) is situated 1,200 feet southeast of Telfair Academy.
SCAD Museum of Art
Museum
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The SCAD Museum of Art was founded in 2002 as part of the Savannah College of Art and Design in Savannah, Georgia, and originally was known as the Earle W. SCAD Museum of Art is situated 1,400 feet west of Telfair Academy.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Savannah and Savannah Historic District.
Savannah
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Savannah is the fifth largest city in Georgia, at the northern end of the state's coast. It's famous for having one of the largest historic districts in the country.
Savannah Historic District
Suburb
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The Savannah Historic District is a large urban U.S. historic district that roughly corresponds to the pre–Civil War city limits of Savannah, Georgia. The area was declared a National Historic Landmark District in 1966, and is one of the largest urban, community-wide historic preservation districts in the United States.
Ardsley Park–Chatham Crescent Historic District
Neighborhood
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The Ardsley Park–Chatham Crescent Historic District is a historic district in Savannah, Georgia, United States. Covering 400 acres, the district was first listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 1985. Ardsley Park–Chatham Crescent Historic District is situated 2 miles south of Telfair Academy.
Telfair Academy
- Categories: historic house museum, building, tourism, and tourist attraction
- Location: Chatham County, Georgia, South, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
32.07894° or 32° 4′ 44″ northLongitude
-81.09528° or 81° 5′ 43″ westElevation
43 feet (13 metres)Operator
Telfair MuseumsOpen location code
864W3WH3+HVOpenStreetMap ID
way 130209226OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=museumWikidata ID
Q7697192
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In Other Languages
“Telfair Academy” goes by many names.
- Spanish: “Academia Telfair”
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